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Kuntur Quta

Coordinates: 14°21′29″S 71°01′33″W / 14.35806°S 71.02583°W / -14.35806; -71.02583
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Kuntur Quta
Kuntur Quta is located in Peru
Kuntur Quta
Kuntur Quta
Peru
Highest point
Elevation5,425 m (17,799 ft)[1]
Coordinates14°21′29″S 71°01′33″W / 14.35806°S 71.02583°W / -14.35806; -71.02583
Geography
LocationPeru, Cusco Region, Canchis Province
Parent rangeAndes, La Raya

Kuntur Quta (Aymara kunturi condor, quta lake,[2][3] -ni a suffix to indicate ownership, "condor lake", Hispanicized spelling Condorcota) is a 5,425-metre-high (17,799 ft) mountain in the La Raya mountain range in the Andes of Peru. It is located in the Cusco Region, Canchis Province, Marangani District. Kuntur Quta lies near the La Raya pass, northwest of Qillqa and north of Qillqa Lake. It is situated at the Qillqa valley whose stream flows to the Willkanuta River.[1][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Nevado Condorcota". IGN, Peru. Retrieved July 30, 2015.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Diccionario Bilingüe, Castellano - Aymara, 2002". Félix Layme Pairumani. Archived from the original on September 2, 2013. Retrieved January 26, 2015.
  3. ^ Radio San Gabriel, "Instituto Radiofonico de Promoción Aymara" (IRPA) 1993, Republicado por Instituto de las Lenguas y Literaturas Andinas-Amazónicas (ILLLA-A) 2011, Transcripción del Vocabulario de la Lengua Aymara, P. Ludovico Bertonio 1612 (Spanish-Aymara-Aymara-Spanish dictionary)
  4. ^ escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Melgar Province (Cusco Region) see: Cordorcota